- Hardcover: 768 pages
- Publisher: Chambers Harrap (18 Jun 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0550150102
- ISBN-13: 978-0550150103
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.4 x 5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,795,006 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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With its two-colour ‘sign-posting’ Chambers Compact Thesaurus is clear and easy to use. It includes word-family panels and specialist terms from areas such as accounting and the Internet. There is also a wordgame supplement with activities such as ‘Consequences’ and ‘Call My Bluff’ to encourage a more varied vocabulary use.
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One of the best, but somehow overlooked by American readers
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Thesauruses (or thesauri - either is correct) come in basically two flavors: Dictionary form (like this one), or by theme (like Roget's International).
If you prefer Roget's then you'll no doubt stay away from the Chambers Compact. I personally dislike the theme versions. They just feel like I'm being forced to think like the editors.
In the world of dictionary form thesauri the Chambers stands out above the rest.
It is far and away the easiest on the eyes. Using black text offset with light blue the book allows you to focus on different aspects of the text. The light blue text indicates the form of speech such as verb, adjective, etc. There's also good white space so that the black text stands out. The entries themselves are interspersed with valuable nuggets of information. Look up the word "government" and you not only get a list of synonyms, but also a list of the various forms of government such as monarchy, plutocracy, democracy, etc. On the same page you'll see entries for the words "gourmet" and "gourmand" along with a separate boxed entry explaining how each is different. These are all very nice touches. The Chambers Compact is also thorough with over 350,000 synonyms.
Combine all of this with a reasonable price and one has to wonder why it's not more popular. Is it because it offers both British and American words? Perhaps. But anyone who uses a thesaurus frequently enough will want one that's easy on the eyes. I've seen nothing that compares with the Chambers version - not even Oxford. And certainly not from Webster's.
I've found that it's difficult to view a copy of the Chamber's Compact before you purchase. If you want to get a small taste of the what the text looks like visit the Chambers main web site.
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